Is PAW a Scrabble word?
Yes. PAW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
Noun 1 meaning
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
Verb 3 meanings
Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
To clumsily dig (through something).
To flatter.
Etymology
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Vulgar Latin *pauta. Further origin unknown, perhaps from Frankish *pōta, from Frankish *pōtōn (“to put, stick, plant”), from Proto-Germanic *putōną, whence also Old English potian (“to push”), pȳtan (“to put out, poke out”). See more at put.
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PAW at a glance
PAW has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + W 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #15,189 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -PAW
More endings- SOUTHPAW16
- PAWPAW16
- PAPAW12
- BEARPAW14
- CATSPAW14
- FOREPAW15
- SPAW9
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